At times this season, forward Enver Lisin and defenseman Matt Gilroy have been pleasant surprises, but they’ve also been equally as frustrating at other times. Lately, both have been seeing a lot of action from the bench though.
Here is head coach John Tortorella to talk about why:
On Lisin
“He’s a guy who can skate with skill, but we’d like him to fit in the game a little bit better. Right now, we’re going to give [Corey Locke] a chance to produce some offense. I’m not sure how much time he’ll get, we’ll see how it goes. With Lis, I just don’t want us getting hurt by a lapse defensively and that’s still a work in progress with him.”
On Gilroy
“With defending, he’s working at it. He’s trying. But, again, he’s in the middle of a process here. I think [Anders] Eriksson, though he didn’t play a lot of minutes [7:44 against the Islanders], will play more tomorrow night. He gives us more of veteran leadership and makes a lot of little plays with the puck.
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